Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a process of drilling organic glasses. The process comprises (a) providing an organic glass substrate; (b) providing onto at least one surface of said organic glass substrate optionally via an adhesive layer selected from the group consisting of pressure sensitive adhesives and hot melt adhesives, a polymer film having an elastic modulus of equal to or less than 3 GPa in at least one direction and a E*h2 equal to or more than 3.5 N in at least one direction, E and h being respectively the elastic modulus and the thickness of the thermoplastic polymer film; and (c) drilling a hole through the organic glass substrate and polymer film by means of a drill.
Abstract:
The present invention is drawn to a process of drilling organic glasses, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substrate of organic glass, preferably of optical grade, (b) laminating onto at least one surface of said organic glass substrate via an adhesive layer selected from the group consisting of pressure sensitive adhesives and hot melt adhesives, a thermoplastic polymer film having a thickness of at least 40 μm and an elastic modulus of at least 3 GPa, the peel strength of the thermoplastic polymer on the organic glass substrate being higher than 1.3 N/25 mm, preferably of at least 1.5N/25 mm, (c) drilling a hole through the substrate and polymer film by means of a drill, and (d) optionally removing the thermoplastic polymer film and adhesive.